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Democracy Now!: The Best of Enemies: a story of friendship between a prominent member in the KKK and a Black Civil Rights activist
Date: 7/4/1996Call Number: KP 123Producers: Pacifica Radio ArchiveProgram: Democracy Now!Collection: General materials
A very interesting and inspiring interview between two friends brought together by their similarities after many years of highlighting their differences. CP Ellis was the Exalted Cyclops of the Durham, NC, Ku Klux Klan when he met Ann Atwater, a militant black community organizer. They were elected to organize the public school system through the AFL-CIO. While there was much hostility to their interactions, they soon learned that they shared many of the same problems as working/lower class citizens struggling in an impoverished school district. Their friendship grew from this connection and led Ellis to leave the KKK. He talks about the hardships he faced as a result of this.
Also interviewed is Osha Gray Davidson author of The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South a book about the two’s friendship. This book was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1997.
Pro Libertad: Esperanza Martel
Esperanza Martel, a Puerto Rican independentista, gives a brief history of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement. She also discusses the colonial relationship between PR and the US and cites the violations of the PR constitution by FBI surveillance and harrassment of activists. Also discussed is the underground resistance movement, Los Macheteros (the Machete Wielders, also known as the Boricuan Popular Army) and political prisoners such as Elizam Escobar, Ricardo Jiminez, Adolfo Matos, Edwin Cortes, Ida Luz Rodriguez, Alicia Rodriguez, Dylcia Pagan, Luis Rosa, Alejandrina Torres, Carmen Valentine, Alberto Rodriguez, Antonio Camacho Negron and Oscar Lopez Rivera.
La Habana Si (Havana Yes)
Date: 1/1/1996Call Number: Vin 038Producers: Areito, Los Van Van, Juan FormellCollection: General materials
A compilation of hits by the Castro-era Cuban band Los Van Van, led by songwriter Juan Formell. Following the Cuban Revolution, the government instituted a policy of recruiting youth talents to various sectors: sports, science, and music to name a few. The regime discovered Los Van Van, sponsoring several tours domestically and abroad. Called 'the Rolling Stones of Latin music' Los Van Van revolutionized and popularized Cuban music in the 1980s and 90s.
Sample Letter to Attorney Janet Reno
Publisher: Campaign to Stop Control Unit PrisonsYear: 1996Collection: American Friends Service Committee
Sample letter to Att. General Janet Reno to request investigation into human rights violations at control unit prisons. Part of 10/15/1996 mailing.
NCSCUP Steering Committee
Publisher: Nozomi Kuta, United Church Board for Homeland MinistriesYear: 1996Collection: American Friends Service Committee
Letter to Bonnie Kerness re planning for 4/27/1996 hearings and regional updates on activities. Part of 2/1996 mailing
Lockdown
Publisher: Jonathan Franzen (Details Magazine)Year: 1996Collection: American Friends Service Committee
Photocopy of article on USP Florence, CO. General information on facilities. Part of 12/1995 mailing. 3rd copy Part of 2/1996 mailing.
Trouble coming every day: ADX -- The first year
Details neglect, abuse and conditions at Florence Supermax, CO.
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